Animal charity Wood Green is facing a spate of unwanted kittens being abandoned in the run up to Christmas.

Now the Godmanchester-based shelter has appealed to owners not to dump animals but to contact it for advice instead.

One of the kittens, named Arnold, had to have his tail amputated because it was damaged so badly.

The spate started at the end of October when four kittens were abandoned in a box at the charity’s London centre. Arnold was one of them and in addition to a fractured tail he was also very underweight and dirty.

Last weekend two young girls found a tabby kitten on the A1 at Buckden and a member of Wood Green’s staff rescued another kitten. Two more were taken in on November 14 after they were found near the A14 at Swavesey by Highways England.

Linda Cantle, director of animal welfare at Wood Green, urged owner not to abandon pets and to seek advice from the charity on 0300 303 9333.